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Happy Birthday Henry David Thoreau, you delightful curmudgeon! 

Remember when your friend suggested you take the train and you were all “Bah! The swiftest traveler is he that goes afoot.” 

Or that time you got frustrated while fishing and decided, screw it, I’m becoming a vegetarian. 

Boy, you really love walking and really hate trains, don’t you?

That’s cool, Henry, we’ll take a hike with you. It’s your birthday after all!

More Henry David Thoreau from the LQ Archive

Celebrate Henry David Thoreau’s Birthday by coming to the library and taking out some of his books (by clicking here). Then venture out to any of our Federal, State, County and Town Parks which include Woods, Hiking Trails, Beaches and lakes. Act like Thoreau! 

Aside from writing and maintaining this Tumblr, heading the Career Development Center and being the librarian with the most swag (easily), this librarian also purchases the Fiction for the Adult Reference Department. Perusing the paper reviews, the 1’s and 0’s reviews and staff/patron recommendations, the librarian puts aside their own tastes and buys what our patrons will actually borrow. As a new librarian, it takes time because every community has their own reading tastes. Urban Fiction, Mysteries and Romances are the most popular fiction categories here. Because E.L. James has captured 25 percent of the publishing market , the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy is also extremely popular. Being as how we’re surrounded by books, recommendations based on what a patron has read is within our expertise. If there’s a book you are interested in, ask for it at the Reference Desk! We’ll try to get it for you from another library and give you a phone call (or E-mail, if its on file) when it comes in.

Además de escribir y mantener este Tumblr, ser el coordinador del Centro de Desarrollo Profesional y de ser el bibliotecario con la mayoría de Swag (fácilmente), este bibliotecario también compra la ficción para el Departamento de referencia para adultos. Leyendo los comentarios que salen en revistas, los comentarios de diferentes Blogs e Sitios y las recomendaciones de la comunidad, el bibliotecario deja de lado sus propios gustos y compra lo que nuestros clientes realmente quieren leer. Como un nuevo bibliotecario, se necesita tiempo, porque cada comunidad tiene sus propios gustos. Ficción urbana, misterios y romances son las categorías de ficción más populares aquí. Debido a que E.L. James ha captado el 25 por ciento del mercado de libros, la trilogía “Fifty Shades of Grey” es también muy popular. Porque trabajamos entre miles y miles de libros, recomendaciones basadas en lo que un cliente ha leído está dentro de nuestra especialización. Si hay un libro que le interesa, pregunte por ella en el mostrador de referencia! Vamos a tratar de conseguirlo para usted de otra biblioteca y le daremos una llamada de teléfono (o e-mail, si lo mantiene en su record) cuando entra de regreso.

Last night the New York Mets ace R.A. Dickey pitched his second one-hitter in a row, blanking the Orioles 5-0 at Citi Field. The pitch that has made Dickey so successful this season is the Knuckleball, which is held so that the ball moves as little as possible coming out of the throwing hand. Because the baseball is not a smooth ball, but a ball with stitching, the movement of the pitch is changed by airflow as the slight spin of the ball changes its trajectory going towards home plate. Dickey is one of the only (if not the only) prominent pitchers that throws a Knuckleball in the Majors. 

Before the season, R.A. Dickey published his memoir “Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity, and the Perfect Knuckleball” (Link to Catalog). At one point a No. 1 draft pick, Dickey’s $810,000 signing bonus was voided when it was discovered that he was missing a key ligament in his  elbow. Growing up with an alcoholic mother, subjected to sexual abuse, living in cars as a teen, and dealing with an inability to pitch effectively in the majors, Dickey’s story is one of failure and redemption. Using a pitch as unpredictable as a knuckleball, Dickey has reinvented himself as a pitcher determined to succeed by doing things his own way.

R.A. Dickey’s Favorite Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (Link to Catalog)

The Sun also Rises - Ernest Hemingway (Link to Catalog)